Recently, coach Pep Guardiola has given an update on the injury situation of main striker Erling Haaland.
Erling Haaland was unable to play with Man City in the victory over Leicester in the last 14 Premier League round due to a foot injury. In addition, the Norwegian striker will be absent from the match against Sevilla in the last match of the Champions League group stage taking place at dawn .
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However, Haaland's injury situation in recent days has shown signs of improvement and coach Pep Guardiola hopes that his number 1 striker will return to play this weekend against Fulham.
Sharing with the media before welcoming Sevilla at home, Pep expressed an optimistic attitude: "Haaland will not be in the final match of the Champions League group stage. He feels better every day but has not recovered 100 times yet. %".
"We don't want to risk games that don't make sense. Hopefully he can come back against Fulham."
Obviously, Man City will almost certainly top Group G of the European Cup, so Pep is completely right in not feeling the need to bet with his top scorer. Haaland's injury is also said to be not too serious and it is likely that the player born in 2000 will return to play against Fulham this weekend.
Haaland's return will certainly be a big worry for Europe's defenders. The former Dortmund star this season has scored 22 goals in just 16 matches for Man City - a number that makes many defenses 'shaking'.
Meanwhile, the Spanish coach shared that he would not let the British duo Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker play football before the 2022 World Cup just to help the national team. It is known that the couple has not been able to fully recover from the injury after surgery on the groin (Walker) and shoulder (Kalvin Phillips).
When asked if Walker and Kalvin Phillips were capable of playing for City before heading to Qatar, Guardiola said: "I don't know. The two are doing their own training sessions so we can't contact the whole team yet, but we'll see the progress."
"I know how important the World Cup is but I wouldn't use a player if they weren't ready physically or emotionally. Right now I just have a feeling that all the games to come are going to be extremely dense in a short period of time."
"So I don't think it's easy against Fulham, their strength is similar to Leicester's and that's why we will assess whether the players are in the best shape to play. ."
Pep Guardiola's Man City will welcome Sevilla at home at dawn on November 3 (Vietnam time). The Citizens have definitely reached the round of 16 and will top the group if they win or draw against the representative of La Liga in the last match.
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